HMS Obdurate
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HMS Obdurate was a British Royal Navy O-class destroyer that served with distinction as an escort vessel on Arctic convoys and in key naval engagements during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Obdurate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5525564 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Obdurate Context triple: [Battle of the Barents Sea, shipInvolved, HMS Obdurate]
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A.
HMS Havock
HMS Havock was an H-class Royal Navy destroyer that saw active service in the Mediterranean during the early years of World War II.
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B.
HMS Ambush
HMS Ambush is a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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C.
HMS Onslow
HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
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D.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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E.
HMS Tenedos
HMS Tenedos was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II, including operations in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Obdurate Target entity description: HMS Obdurate was a British Royal Navy O-class destroyer that served with distinction as an escort vessel on Arctic convoys and in key naval engagements during World War II.
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A.
HMS Havock
HMS Havock was an H-class Royal Navy destroyer that saw active service in the Mediterranean during the early years of World War II.
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B.
HMS Ambush
HMS Ambush is a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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C.
HMS Onslow
HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
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D.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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E.
HMS Tenedos
HMS Tenedos was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II, including operations in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
O-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 4-inch AA gun
ⓘ
4 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns ⓘ 4 × 2‑pdr AA guns ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ 8 × 21‑inch torpedo tubes ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Arctic 1942–1945
ⓘ
Barents Sea 1942 ⓘ North Sea 1942 ⓘ |
| beam | 35 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1942-01-03 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 176 ⓘ |
| damagedBy | German submarine U-956 ⓘ |
| dateOfDamage | 1944-01-25 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1950s ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2250 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1540 tons ⓘ |
| draught | 9 ft ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
ⓘ
German pocket battleship Lützow ⓘ
linked to:
German cruiser Lützow
|
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1940-05-22 ⓘ |
| launched | 1941-02-19 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 345 ft ⓘ |
| locationOfDamage | Barents Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the quality of obduracy (stubbornness) ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Battle of the Barents Sea ⓘ convoy JW 51B ⓘ
linked to:
Convoy JW 51B
|
| pennantNumber | G39 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 40000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
destroyer ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Inverkeithing ⓘ |
| scrappedDate | 1964-02 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | O-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Wallsend-on-Tyne
ⓘ
linked to:
Wallsend
|
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Home Fleet operations ⓘ
linked to:
Home Fleet
North Atlantic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Obdurate Description of subject: HMS Obdurate was a British Royal Navy O-class destroyer that served with distinction as an escort vessel on Arctic convoys and in key naval engagements during World War II.
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